SOMBA K’E/YELLOWKNIFE – Mother Nature has a crusader in Bob Bromley, who likened the territorial government’s failure to take effective action on climate change to a « crime against humanity. » The Weledeh MLA lamented Canada’s failings on climate change during the first […]
En désaccord avec la position du gouvernement Harper sur la lutte aux changements climatiques, plusieurs organisations ont tenu une manifestation cet après-midi à Montréal. Les protestataires blâment et accusent le gouvernement canadien d’avoir abandonné la protocole de Kyoto. Selon eux, […]
Released: Dec. 11, 2011 Media contact: Matt Horne, PJ Partington VANCOUVER — Matt Horne, director of the Pembina Institute’s climate change program, made the following statement in response to the conclusion of the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa: […]
This morning, members of TckTckTck and CAN joined 2000 Durban students in creating the world’s largest human lion on the beach. Their goal? Urge leaders at COP 17 to have the courage to create a breakthrough agreement that will ensure […]
DURBAN, South Africa – Canada is pushing for a new binding international climate change regime to come into effect within four years to avoid dangerous interference with the atmosphere, Environment Minister Peter Kent said Thursday. Read more…
The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) release a special report today, “Outing the Oligarchy: Billionaires Who Benefit from Today’s Climate Crisis, which identifies the world’s wealthiest 50 individuals whose investments benefit from climate change and whose influence networks block efforts […]
Montreal, 7 December 2011—North America’s 3,000 fossil fuel-burning power plants continue to produce two-thirds of the region’s electricity and, at the same time, generate the majority of certain harmful air pollutants and emit more greenhouse gases than any other industrial […]
Durban, South Africa – After nearly two weeks of stalled progress by the United States at the international climate talks, U.S. youth spoke out for a real, science-based climate treaty. Abigail Borah, a New Jersey resident, delivered a passionate speech […]
Like Canada, Manitoba admits it will fail to meet its climate change law The Manitoba government will break its own climate change law by failing to reduce greenhouses gases below its Kyoto target. Conservation Minister Dave Chomiak admitted Monday the […]
Wander through the underground parking garage where dozens of countries have their offices at the Durban climate summit, and you’ll find the doors open and the delegates friendly – except when you reach the Canadian government office. There the door […]
